Nathan and David talking together...

Description of Clip Art: King David of the Old Testament and God's prophet Nathan speaking God's wisdom and word to him, robes, theater, throne room on Earth, confrontation, listen and repent..., illustration in greyscale

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Jonah and The Whale in Stained Glass

Description of Illustrated Stained Glass: text "Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights." Jonah 1:17, ocean waves, fish, whale, prophet, seagulls, clouds, scroll work, stained glass clipart, black background

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Etching of Daniel In The Lion's Den

Description of Etching: black and white print of Daniel in the lion's den, large group of excited lions, bones on the floor, stone walls, prophet, Daniel's hands are tied behind his back, from Daniel 6:16

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The Prophets Window

Description of the illustration: stained glass window,"The Prophets Joel, Zephaniah, Amos and Hosea, from the north aisle of the nave, Fairford

Thought About Defining God: "In form, the word “God” is small indeed, but in meaning it is infinite. It expresses the greatest thought that ever entered the heart of man. It is lisped by the children, read ‘and known of all men; but also inscribed at the zenith of the universe, and shedding its glory on all below it."—H. W. Everest.

The Law is Love, The Law is A Mirror

 

Description of Illustration: a black and white illustration of Moses with 10 Commandments by Kathy Grimm, now comes in liturgical colors: blue, green, purple, red, and gold

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The Sign of Jonah

Lovely illustration of Jonah and the whale comes in four color combinations.
The first one shown here is in navy, shades of pink and white.

Description of Illustration: Jonah and the whale, drawing in Art Nouveau style by Lathrop, text "And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. Jonah 2:10 and the cross reference is also included "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah...." Matthew 12:39

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The color illustration above is in brown,
peach and beige.

Pink, shades of green and beige are the colors used
 in the drawing above by Lathrop.

And last but not least, is a color version using
beige, aqua blue and grey.

Jonah Under His Booth

Description of Illustration: monochromatic, vintage illustrations of Jonah seated beneath his booth in the desert, scripture "Then the LORD God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant." Jonah 4:4, illustration comes in four colors: green, blue, brown and rose

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More about Jonah and the Nineveh:

• Nineveh The Wicked City
• Jonah The Reluctant Ambassador
• Jonah Preaches Repentance in Nineveh, the City Repents
• Jonah Sent to Nineveh

Ships on Stormy Seas

"Throw me into the sea," Jonah said, "and it will become calm again.
 I know that this terrible storm is my fault." Jonah 1:12 (NLT)

Description of Illustration:  A full color, vintage watercolor of Jonah being tossed overboard. Two scriptures include, one from the book of Jonah the other, it's cross reference from the book of Acts.

"But take courage, none of you will loose your lives, even though the ship will go down.
For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,
and he said, "Don't be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar!
 What's more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.
So take courage! For I believe God, it will be just as he said. But we will be ship-
wrecked on an island." Acts 27: 23-26

Each vintage watercolor comes with Mazarin Initials: T and B,
plus four background colors to choose from.

Click directly on the image to download the largest possible file.

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When Samuel Was Young

Description of Illustration: A full color, restored vintage print of Hannah the mother of Samuel presenting the prophet in the temple to Eli. Above the texts are:

"After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present him before the LORD, and he will live there always." 1 Samuel 1:22 (NIV)

And then the Cross Reference from Luke about the life of Christ:

"When the time came for purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord." Luke 2:22 (NIV)

Above is a vignette of the same illustration with the following two additional scriptures:

"And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with people." 1 Samuel 2:26 (NIV)

And then the Cross Reference from Jesus' childhood is:

"And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." Luke 2:52 (NIV) 

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Daniel 5:30

The starry skies and romantic flavor of the evening is lost on King Belshazzar, of course, as this vintage photograph depicts his last night on earth, or rather on top of the Earth. This evening scene also available in black paired with: tan, mauve and blue.

Description of Photograph:  taken from the old Silent Film, "Intolerance" and paired with the following "That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain, and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two." Daniel 5:30 (NIV)

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Daniel 5:30 in tan and black.

Daniel 5:30 in mauve and black.

Daniel 5:30 in blue and darker blue.

Belshazzar's End:

• No Second Chance 
• The Handwriting On The Wall
• The Difference Between Stewardship and Ownership
• Handwriting on the Wall

Belshazzer, The Condemned King

King Belshazzer seen here gripping one of his many drunken wives while he swears to give away a third of his kingdom to the man who can interpret the message written in code above his throne. A hand appeared out of nowhere a wrote the inscription, ""Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!" One of King Belshazzer's wives claims that the elderly prophet Daniel can interpret the writing.

 

Description of Photograph:  taken from the old Silent Film, "Intolerance" and paired with the following "Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom." Daniel 5:7

"Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote.  His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were knocking."

"The king summoned the enchanters, astrologers and diviners. Then he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.” 

"Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant. So King Belshazzar became even more terrified and his face grew more pale. His nobles were baffled." 

"The queen, hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. “May the king live forever!” she said. “Don’t be alarmed! Don’t look so pale! ¹¹ There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners. ¹² He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.” Daniel 5 1-12

Daniel 5:7 in mauve.

Tan version of Daniel 5:7.

Blue version of Daniel 5:7.

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Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!

"Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parson" not the phrase you
want to hear from the Lord.

Description of Photograph:  taken from the old Silent Film, "Intolerance" and paired with the following "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!" from "And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, and PARSIN. Daniel 5:25 (ESV)

       "The writing on the wall", or "the hand writing on the wall", or "the writing is on the wall" or "Mene Mene", is an idiom implying that there is evidence of an impending disaster. The event may be seen as difficult to avert. The expression refers originally to Chapter 5 of the Book of Daniel, in which a disembodied hand, writes an enigmatic message on the palace wall of Babylon.

       In the Daniel 5, a disembodied hand is witnessed writing on the wall at Belshazzar's feast in the palace of Babylon. The event occurs while those at the feast profane the sacred vessels that were pillaged from the Jerusalem Temple. The words that appear on the palace wall are "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin." The prophet Daniel is summoned to interpret the message, which, as he explains, means the imminent end of the Babylonian kingdom. That night, Belshazzar is killed and the Medo-Persians sack the capital city.

The Meaning From Daniel 5:26-28

• "Here is what these words mean: Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end. 
• Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. 
• Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians."

The fact that the phrase "Mene" is written twice means that the event will happen soon.

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"Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!" in four colors:
tan, blue, mauve and grey monochromatic colors.

"Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!" colorized in four
 tones for use on your webpages.

"Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin!" in greyscale too.

       "A painter of fantastical and catastrophic events, Martin was a master scenographer and a Victorian celebrity. In this Old Testament episode, set in a dizzy vision of Babylon, a blaspheming king gets some bad news."

In The Courts of Belshazzar

The illustrated scripture above in tan and brown tones. Click on the
smaller versions below to download larger versions.

Description of Photograph: taken from the old Silent Film, "Intolerance" and paired with the following scripture "Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them." Daniel 5:3 (KJB) This is one riotous party both in the film's set and also according to scripture, too. An amazing menagerie on exhibition; it representing the idol worship of ancient Persia in the story of Israel's captivity under Babylon.

Intolerance is a 1916 epic silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and considered one of the great masterpieces of the Silent Era. The three-and-a-half hour epic intercuts four parallel storylines, each separated by several centuries: (1) a contemporary melodrama of crime and redemption, (2) a Judean story: Christ's mission and death, (3) a French story: the events surrounding the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572, and (4) a Babylonian story: the fall of the Babylonian Empire to Persia in 539 BC. Each story had its own distinctive color tint in the original print. The scenes are linked by shots of a figure representing Eternal Motherhood, rocking a cradle. Read more . . .

Visit the following links to see this old classic, silent film:

• Intolerance at the Internet Movie Database
• Intolerance at SilentEra
• Intolerance at AllMovie
• Intolerance is available for free download at the Internet Archive
• Detailed plot summary and discussion of the film at Filmsite.org
• Period poster of the film
• Intolerance HD on YouTube
• Silent Era 
• Silent Film Festival

The same illustration in blue.

The illustration in greys.

The illustrated scripture from Daniel in mauve.

Another Moody Bible Institute Filmstrip from 1955.

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Drawn From The Water

"Drawn from the water" in full color.

Description of Illustration: "Drawn from the water" is the meaning behind this famous biblical prophet's name, two mosaics of his portrait, one in full color and the second in a blue monochromatic

• Obedience at the Burning Bush
• Walking With God: The God Who Knows Us by Name
• Speak To Your Rock! Why Moses Didn't Enter into the Promise Land!
• The Shining of the Face of Moses
• God's Covenant Through Moses
• The Death of Moses

Moses' name was given to him by Pharaoh's daughter: "He became her son, and she named him Moshe (Moses)". This name may be either Egyptian or Hebrew. If connected to an Egyptian root, via msy "to be born" and ms, "a son", it forms a wordplay: "he became her son, and she named him Son." There should, however, be a divine element to the name Moses (bearers of the Egyptian name are the "son of" a god, as in Thutmose, "son of Thut"), and his full name may therefore have included the name of one of the Egyptian gods. Most scholars agree that the name is Egyptian, and that the Hebrew etymology is a later interpretation, but if the name is from a Hebrew root then it is connected to the verb "to draw out": "I drew him (masha) out of the water," states Pharaoh's daughter, possibly looking forward to Moses at the well in Midian, or to his role in saving Israel at the Red Sea.

 "Drawn from the water" in monochromatic blue.
"When the child grew older, she brought him to
Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son.
She named him Moses, “Because,”
she said, “I drew him out of the water.” 
Exodus 2:10

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"Celebrating the 10th. anniversary of "The Prince of Egypt" in 2008, I uploaded the Making of. A complete 25-minute video, with very high quality sound and image. Enjoy it, and, for a change,
If you watch it, comment it!" Part 2 and Part 3

Daniel 10:19

"Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed," he said. "Peace! Be strong now; be strong." When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength." Daniel 10:19 (NIV)

Description of Illustration: an illuminated "D" from the Mazarin Initials in red and salmon

 

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• Cross Reference of 2 Corinthians 12:9
• Key Verses and Themes in Daniel

       "Taken into slavery after the fall of Jerusalem in 605 B.C., Daniel (Robert Miano) is forced to serve the most powerful king in the world, King Nebuchadnezzar. Faced with imminent death, Daniel proves himself a trusted Advisor and is placed among the king's wise men. Threatened by death at every turn Daniel never ceases to serve the king until he is forced to choose between serving the king or honoring God. With his life at stake, Daniel has nothing but his faith to stand between him and the lions den."

They threw him into the sea!

Description of Illustration: ship, sailors, Jonah, waves of the sea, black and white vintage illustration, scripture "Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm." Jonah 1:15 (NIV)

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The Prophet Elijah

Description of Illustration: stained glass graphic of Elijah, an Old Testament prophet

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Samuel Hears God's Call

Description of Illustration: Samuel as a small boy hearing God's call, temple, awoken by God's voice, stained glass illustration, this illustration comes with a transparent background 

Scriptures for the second version on a transparent background with blue lettering are from 1 Samuel and Job.

• "A third time the LORD called, "Samuel!" And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy." 1 Samuel 3:8 (NIV)
• "For God speaks once, yea twice, yet man perceives it not." Job 33:14 (KJ2000)

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Similar Content Found Here:

• How can I know it is God's voice I hear and not something else?
• How can we recognize the voice of God?
• Samuel and the whispers that teach us how to hear from God

Moses And The Burning Bush

color version of Moses and the burning bush

greyscale of Moses and the burning bush

Description of Illustration:  a black and white illustration of Moses before the burning bush and a color version of the same illustration, This story is from the Book of Exodus Chapter 3.

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Moses and The 10 Commandments

 

Description of Illustration:  a black and white illustration of Moses and The 10 Commandments

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The Ten Commandments (7/10) Movie CLIP - Moses Presents the Ten Commandments (1956) HD

• The Ten Commandments - Thunder From Sinai